North lake Como

The northern part of the Lake of Como, known with the name of Alto lago, is an area rich in history and in nature, with the beautiful landscapes, that give to the area a precise identity, different from the other parts of the lake.

Land of ancient customs, here the nearness to Switzerland and the countries of Northern Europe has been exploited, and this is the destination of tourists that love water sports and mountains. The Alto Lario offers occasions of amusement and of enrichment. From Menaggio to north, the landscape of the Lake Como from idyllic becomes wilder, then, as a charm, becomes a wide basin, surrounded by a frame of mountains and valleys.
Here, on the banks appears the suburbs of Dongo, of Gravedona, of Domaso, of Gera Lario and of Sorico. On the opposite side, the town of Colico, set down on the layers of imposing Mountain Legnone which, with the its rocks, forms a natural gulf: the bay of Piona.

The high lake Como became the favorite destination of an international tourism and seat of renowned schools of different nautical disciplines, from the surf to the kate, from the sail to the catamaran, from the canoe to the water ski. Here, where water and sun melt together with the vacation, where the relaxation is accompanied to cheerfulness and the nature is queen, small and varied receptive businesses, familiar management were born. They offer warm and careful welcome at all levels.

	Gravedona Gravedona is set in a splendid position along the graceful bay at the foot of the Liro Valley opposite the Piona peninsular and Mount Legnone. Its name has Ligurian roots which indicates a headland or stony shoreline. It has a mild climate and ... More »
	Domaso The climate in Domaso is particularly mild and favourable.A constant breeze called Breva caresses its shores and for this reason many equipped sailing and windsufing centres have opened. However many other sports can be practised such as water ... More »
	Dongo This important tourist and industrial centre of the Alto Lario is built on the plain formed by the mouth of the river Albano. Dongo faces Monte Legnone and the northern Grigne mountains. It is an old and dynamic town facing the bay. It is a g ... More »
	Colico The town of Colico is the last we come across on the east coast of the Lecco branch of Lake Como. It is immersed in a grand landscape of mountains dominated to the east by the Legnone, to the north by the Chiavenna peaks amongst which Sasso Ma ... More »
	Dervio The town of Dervio is situated at the bottom of Valvarrone under the shade of Mount Legnoncino. It is divided into two parts, by the homonymous torrent which over the centuries has flowed down the mountain and formed a vast and verdant plain b ... More »
	Pianello del Lario The village is made up of several hamlets of old houses decorated with ancient wall frescoes. These hamlets which lie along the gentle slopes of Monte Bregagno preserve in their name the memory of ancient Roman 'remnants'. Calozzo which is seat to t ... More »
	Musso The village of Musso is reared over by great marble quarries in the rock face of Musso called 'Il Sasso'. These quarries, since ancient times supplied marble for buildings and monuments such as the Cathedral of Como in the Lario region and "Th ... More »
	Cremia The village of Cremia is characterised by scattered settlements. It is made up of small hamlets situated along the slopes of the Monte Bregagno all at the same altitude perhaps because well before medieval times, the main route of communicatio ... More »
	Gera Lario - Sorico Gera Lario is a small village at the top end of the Alto Lario west bank. It is situated at the mouth of the torrent Gera at the foot of Montemezzo. Today it is one of the most favourite destinations for tourists who enjoy water-sports. T ... More »
	San Siro The township of San Siro is extended on the south slopes of Monte Bregagno and is divided in 20 hamlets, some on the lake and many on the mountain slope. In each of them you find picturesque sites and important historic monuments such as the castle o ... More »
	Pian di Spagna This locality is at the most northern tip of Lake Como beyond the river Mera. It is a vast area at the mouth of Valtellina and of the Mera valley, which was afflicted by malaria and floods up to the 19th century. Its name is due to the Spanish c ... More »